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PostSubject: Centruroides Elegans   10/26/2009, 2:08 pm

I am getting a few c.elegans these days and i would like to know how much humidity this species needs.
Should the substrate consist of soil and if yes, should it be moist?

I am going to house them in small containers with a pice of cork to climb on


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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/26/2009, 4:19 pm

They're from drier areas, don't use too much humidity.

Yes, soil.
Not Moist.

P.S. I've been to where C.Elegans are found in Mexico. Cool
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/26/2009, 6:01 pm

What instar are they at?
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/31/2009, 10:37 am

They are 2d instar. (they are so tiny!)

I have separated them in trios.
Should i put each one on its own, or they can tolerate each other in these small groups if fed well?

I feed them a normal size mealworm cut in half.

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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/31/2009, 11:35 am

I'd advise separating them as with any buthid.

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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/31/2009, 12:20 pm

separate them if i were you. I have read reports of major canibalism within this sp.
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/31/2009, 1:48 pm

Yeah, just seperate till they're grown.
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   10/31/2009, 1:49 pm

No need for dirt this young and easier to monitor if you do what me and many other stateside keepers do with our i2-i3 Centruroides sp:



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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   11/1/2009, 1:14 am

that's a good idea!
how often do u mist them?
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   11/1/2009, 1:24 am

A few drops, daily - I had then in the range 80f so I monitored their vials' RH constantly to make sure they didn't desiccate. Just enough that the tissue remained slightly wet.
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   8/15/2012, 1:08 pm

Sorry for commenting on this long dead thread again, but those 2i have now had their own 2i babies walking around the mothers! It is a wonderful experience raising and breeding them!
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PostSubject: Re: Centruroides Elegans   8/15/2012, 1:56 pm

Congrats!

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